THIS WAS OUR 2018 TREND FORECAST: The new American political party will not simply mirror the European populist brand. While it will reflect some of those principles, we forecast a “progressive-libertarian” movement that supports lost principles of no foreign entanglements, no government interference into private lives, and a nation whose resources are directed to the...
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The recent headline-grabbing primary election in New York City of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the 28-year-old Latina millennial who ousted 10-term Rep. Joe Crowley, showed that while she championed many “democratic socialist” ideals that are not in sync with what we have forecast would be the New Millennial Party, the candidate clearly represents the anti-establishment Millennial sentiment....
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9: Organic Growth Cities
THIS WAS OUR 2018 TREND FORECAST: States, cities and towns that develop new economic models to promote themselves as tourist destinations, attractive bedroom communities, or other niches can realize sustained population and economic growth. Moreover, in a world saturated in corporate sameness – formulated music, art, entertainment, shopping and dining – the hometown touch that...
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This is a hot and accelerating trend. Many people moving back to these old-time towns want to escape the noise and congestion of large metropolitan areas that have also become too unaffordable to live in and have lost their cultural appeal. Moreover, with the millennial generation starting new families and young professionals looking for the...
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10: Brick and Mortar Bounce Back
THIS WAS OUR 2018 TREND FORECAST: Brick-and-mortar businesses, emphasizing quality and value delivered with a human touch, will grow stronger in 2018 and own a bigger piece of the retail market-share pie. While struggling retail chains close brick-and-mortar stores at a record pace, mom-and-pop businesses on Main Street, and in particular in “Organic Growth Cities,”...
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Brick-and-mortar businesses, emphasizing quality, originality and value delivered with a human touch, will continue to grow stronger in 2018 and own a bigger piece of the retail market-share pie. While it has become common place to reference the “buy local” trend Celente identified a quarter a century ago, customized services and products that reflect “local” needs...
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What if your computer were 100,000 times faster?
The D-Wave 2000Q is no longer the only quantum computer out there. After spending years in the realm of theory and even more in development, quantum computers are about to define and conquer their niche in the data-crunching market. Alibaba, China’s rival to Amazon, recently announced that it’s offering quantum computing services to its cloud...
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The Aussie’s breakthrough will be the first of many, bringing quantum computing into the realm of practical affordability and everyday use. It may be a decade or more before you have one on your desk, but they’re on the way. Quantum computers will become essential in drug discovery, cybersecurity, astrophysics, and other work in which...
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Carbon dump continues
While U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered the Dept. of Energy to “prepare immediate steps” to stop the closing of dirty and unprofitable coal plants, the global trend continues to move away from fossil fuels. At the end of May, the 300-year-old Royal Bank of Scotland announced new funding policies that cut off loans for...
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Coal is kaput as a major fuel source. Developing countries will still rely on it to a degree, but even their internal populations will be increasingly restive about using a dirty, expensive source for power. The move to the exits for oil and gas investors is speeding up. The bigger the funder, the more concern...